This area sits between the back of the Chronicle building and Market Square. It's a parking lot today.

This area sits between the back of the Chronicle building and Market Square. It's a parking lot today.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Looking south on Main from Texas Avenue.

Looking south on Main from Texas Avenue.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Looking south on Main from Texas Avenue.

Looking south on Main from Texas Avenue.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Looking north on Main from Texas Avenue.

Looking north on Main from Texas Avenue.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Rice Hotel

Rice Hotel

Photo: Chronicle file

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Selling Houston Press newspapers.

Selling Houston Press newspapers.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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Looking south on Travis toward Texas Avenue.

Looking south on Travis toward Texas Avenue.

Photo: Chronicle file

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This is where Chase Tower is at today. The Westheimer building was originally the Houston Post building.

This is where Chase Tower is at today. The Westheimer building was originally the Houston Post building.

Photo: Chronicle file

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Photo: Chronicle file

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The streets of Houston in 1936

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Continuing with this string of photos from the 1930s, a Houston Chronicle photographer went out sometime in 1936 and photographed some scenes around our town. In these images, scanned from 35mm film, you’ll see a church service at Miller Memorial Theatre, Texas Avenue and other sites in and around downtown.

An August 1936 date is written on the envelope that contains these negatives, but, obviously, some photos were taken on Easter. (Edit: Some readers have pointed out that the date on photo No. 18 falls on 1938. Therefore, it appears not all photos were taken in 1936.)

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